"I was trying for a better time, but the wind killed me a little bit at the 200-mark. In the trials I was just trying to do my best to make it today's finals. That is what I did and it worked out."

What was going through your mind coming out the blocks? "I was just trying to stay composed and run my race. I really wanted to stay in control of my race and not worry about the rest of the field.

Coming in as number two qualifier, what do you feel like this is an upset? I was just trying to come out here and do my best. Every time I just trying to run my best race, regardless of whether it is the trials or the finals. No race is any different for me

A national champion as a sophomore, what are you expectations for the next couple years? "I just want to try to hold on and keep doing what I have been doing.

How does it feel to win a National Championship in your freshman season? "It feels unreal to win. I had a lot of adrenaline, but all in all I was fairly calm. I did everything the same like it was just another meet and it all came together today.

You came into today's event ranked 16th, what were your goals for today? "My goal was to throw 43 meters, which would have been my personal record by a meter-and-a-half. Instead it got a PR by about five-and-a-half meters."

What was going through your mind at the end of the race? "At the end I just 'Where's [Will] Leer, where's Leer', because I knew that he has a decent kick and I was just waiting for him to show up. With about 80 meters left I felt him on my shoulder. I had to reach for another gear, but fortunately I found it."

How does it feel to defend your title in your senior season? "The whole point is to get two wins today in this event and in the 800-meters. I just want to prove that every time I come to a championship race I can bring my 'A' game. This will be the perfect way to end my collegiate career by defending my 1,500-meter and 800-meter titles. I have one down and hopefully one more to go."

How does it feel to win a national title just a few miles from your home campus? "It's great because I had a lot of support here. All I could hear is all my fans from my school and my family so it really helps out a lot.

Did you feel any added pressure coming in with the number one qualifying time? "Yea, I did feel a little added pressure. I think it was good pressure because it reminds me of the level that I want to be at. It helped me keep the focus for what I wanted to accomplish today."

National champion as a junior, what are you expectations going into your senior year? I haven't really thought about it yet, but I guess it will be to defend the title that I just earned.

How does it feel to be national champion going out as a senior? "It feels really good, I am glad that it is over. It's more of a relief than anything.

Did you feel any added pressure coming in with the number one qualifying time? "Not really. At the dinner banquet, they said 'do what you did to get here.' I just kept focusing on that and it really helped me out. I let that run through my mind and hoped that everything would run smoothly."

What was going through your mind coming out of the blocks? I just wanted to be the first person to get the first hurdle. If you the first one to get to the first hurdle, normally you're the first one to get to the second hurdle. It's like a domino effect and I was just concentrating on getting to the next line.

(Nick Saluppo) "In the beginning of the year we had a lot of hard things to overcome. As the year went on it all started to work out."

(James Cunningham) "We overcame a lot of obstacles this year. We wanted to put it all together for this meet and we did. We used a lot of hard work, training and dedication to get to this point."

(John Biacofsky) "I think the number one thing about competing at this meet was the fact that we got to run against somebody today and we had not had a chance to have that this year. For every other meet this year we had been running alone."

How does it feel to win a national title in a stadium just a couple hours from home? "It's a real benefit for us because we have class up to the end of the week, so it's very convenient for the national meet to be close. If it was far away, it would be a real struggle.

Coming in as number one qualifier, what was your strategy coming into the championship? I tried not to be too nervous. Coming in as the number one seed, you feel like you have to win. I just listen to what my coaches tell me because they are awesome. If I run it the way they tell me to run it, I will be just fine.

A national champion as a sophomore, what are you expectations for the next couple years? "Hopefully, I just keep running faster. If there is people that are faster than me, that's fine. I just want to keep improving my time."

What was going through your mind at the end of the race? "I had a bad start, but I knew I had the power to win it, since I had won the 200. I just tried to run as strong as I could."

"It feels good to win a National Championship. Last year I came in third in this event and won the 200, so I had a little revenge on my mind."

What was your strategy coming into the national meet? I really didn't have any type of strategy. Our plan was to make sure I came here healthy and run my race.

Coming in as the number two qualifier, do you feel like this is an upset for you? No, I came in expecting to win. There is some great competition out there with last year's runner up Paul Klemic, but I have been running very consistent lately and expected for things to work out well.

A national champion as a junior, what are your expectations going into your senior year? I expect to run faster. Every year, I want to keep improving and dropping my time.

"Coming into that race I thought that I either really wanted to win, but at the same time I didn't want to get last. I just gave what I had and it was enough to win.

Does it have a special feeling to do this so close to North Central? "Yes it is nice. There are so many people in the stands and I know that a lot of people came to watch me and our team. It feels great that I gave those people something to watch."

How does it feel to finish out your career as national champion? It feels great. I was really nervous coming into this event. I just tried to remember everything my coaches taught me and follow all the solid training that I've ahd. Its the perfect way to end my college career.

Coming in as the number one qualifier and defending outdoor champion, did you feel any added pressure? Yeah, a little bit. I feel like this year's competition was a little tougher than last years. Will Leer worried me and a bunch of guys that won the fifty were going to be tough to beat. I knew it wasn't going to be a cakewalk but everything came together at the right time.

Did the win in the 1500 earlier in the weekend boost your confidence for the 800? Yeah, the 1500 was the tougher event of the two. I knew I would have to leave everything on the track to get that one done, so the 800 was a little more fun. I had a great time in both.

How confident were you coming into the meet as the top-ranked jumper? "I was pretty confident for today's jump. Today was a very nice day and I just told myself to take this nice day and make it into something and that is exactly what I did."

Are you pleased with your mark today that re-set your previous national meet record? "I am happy with my performance today. It was an outdoor personal record so I really can't be mad at myself, but I always want to be better. I was not consistent in my series, but I'm happy."

Was anything different going through your mind today knowing this would be your last collegiate event? I think I tried to stay with my same normal approach. I don't think it really hits you that your career is over until you are back home and all the banquets and everything is done.

With so many national championships, is it a relief or are you as happy this time as the first? "I think the first one is always going to most special for you. When you've won it before, you don't get used to it, you just act like you've been there before."

How does it feel to set a new national meet record (Jodyann Raymond )? "We are very happy with a new meet record. We dropped some seconds off our time and it just shows that our hard work paid off.

Did you do anything different today for the national meet than you would for a regular meet (Alecia Watson )? "No, we did the same thing today that we have done all season. It's all teamwork. We came out here to take care of some business and that is what we did."

What is left for you girls to accomplish (Sharnalee Stewart)? We all want to support each other in our own individual meets and bring home some more awards.

How does it feel to win eight National Championships in your career? "It feels good, but I cannot believe it is over. I think I have accomplished more than I thought would. It is a real nice compliment to say 'This is what I did and I can prove it."

Is there any special feeling winning this close to Carthage? "It would have been nice to go somewhere I have never been before. But no matter where the meet is, I just need to get the job done."

How does it feel to finish out your career as national champion? It feels great. I was really nervous coming into this event. I just tried to remember everything my coaches taught me and follow all the solid training that I've ahd. Its the perfect way to end my college career.

What was your mindset coming out of the blocks? Yeah, the 1500 was the tougher event of the two. I knew I would have to leave everything on the track to get that one done, so the 800 was a little more fun. I had a great time in both.

Coming in as the number two qualifier, do you feel like this is an upset for you? Yea a little bit. I feel like this year's competition was a little tougher than last years. Will Leer worried me and a bunch of guys that won the fifty were going to be tough to beat. I knew it wasn't going to be a cakewalk but everything came together at the right time.

How does it feel to finish out your career as national champion? It feels unbelievable. It's the greatest feeling in life. I've been waiting for this the past three outdoors I have competed in. I finally made it and it feels great.

What was your mindset coming out of the blocks? I basically wanted to attack the first three or four hurdles nice and calm. During the turn and homestretch, I was going to attack it as hard as I could. I stuck to my game plan and it worked out.

Coming in as the number two qualifier, do you feel like this is an upset for you? The beginning of the year I wasn't running so good, but, during the last four meets, everything started to come together. Once I popped that 52 time, I got all my confidence back and knew that I had no competition.

"When I ran 24.16 I didn't think that was ever going to happen again. So today was a really good day. It feels really good to be a National Champion, but it is still hard to believe."

"I am estatic that I won I have worked a long time and I always felt that I could win. I know there was some really stiff competition today. When you look at the results, there are seven or eight guys that could have won today. I am really proud that I did this and that I stepped up."

How does it feel to be a National Champion? "It feels good to win. I came in with the best throw, so I was just hoping to continue that. I am really thankful to the help that my coaches have given me. They have been great to work with."

How does it feel to go two for two in the 10,000 and 5,000 meter run? It feels good. This was one of the hardest races I have won, so I am very happy with my performance.

Did you feel like the win in the 10,000 boosted your confidence for the 5,000? Yea, I really think so. There is so many solid Division III runners out there, it could have been anyone's day.

Going out as a senior with multiple championships, what do you feel like made the difference for you personally in such an impressive career? I think learning from mistakes is the most important. I've had some off years and just kept going. I've also had amazing coaching and I just love what I do. I am going to have some time off now and I am already dreading it.

(Yolona Sabb) "It always comes down to Nationals for us. We work the whole year to come here and do our best. Everything we have done this year, from the first practice to our last one, Nationals was always on our mind."

(Jordean Matthews) "We have had a lot motivation. The boys and girls have each motivated each other this season."

What did you do to motivate each other? (Yolona Sabb) "Every chance we had we made sure that we prayed together. We made sure that we personally let the others know that we were here for each other.

Coming in with the eighth qualifying time, do you feel like this is an upset for the team, or did you expect to come out and take the title (Jermaine Morris)? We were real confident with what we were doing. We just wanted to stick to our game plan and run it the way our coaches told us to run it. We executed our plan and that was that.

What was the team's strategy coming into the national meet (Randy Dawkins)? We really wanted to have fun and give it our all. Coach gave me a pep talk because I was a freshmen and told me to give it my all. I went out and did that and it worked well for us.

What do you think was the difference today that your team had and the competitors didn't (Lance Wigfall)? We always just try to have fun. Every time we come to nationals we feel like we are the underdog. We just take that momentum and put it to the track. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

What was going through your mind as you crossed the finish line? "The man behind me was tough and I was suffering by then. I knew that the 5K is my race, it was tough, but I like the 5K and before I saw the finish line I knew that I had it."

"I just want to thank all of the competitors, all of the fans and all the media, because I have gotten a lot of support here. At some point I looked up and saw all of the people cheering for me.

How does it feel to win three National Championships this weekend? "This is historic. I just wanted to leave a mark that would be remembered. I just wanted to show the next generation of runners that winning three distance championships can be done. I just wanted to show that if I can do it, somebody in the future can do it. I know that it takes a lot of time, but it can be done."

"I just want to thank my coach, because he came up with a plan. Part of my success was my coach's plan and telling me to stick to the plan and making sure that I did that."